Comments on: Escambia County To Design Expansion Of Ransom Middle Pond To Reduce Flooding In Area http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:28:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Hey Louis http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490848 Hey Louis Tue, 24 May 2022 00:34:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490848 How many acres behind the school does ECSD already own? That has to be at least 100 acres of flat land for flying kites. How many acres behind the school does ECSD already own? That has to be at least 100 acres of flat land for flying kites.

]]> By: PATRICIA GRIFFITH http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490831 PATRICIA GRIFFITH Mon, 23 May 2022 20:53:59 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490831 I agree with Mr. O'Rear...clean it up.. do not use up all the space for the School...need the area....Concrete is not the answer... I agree with Mr. O’Rear…clean it up.. do not use up all the space for the School…need the area….Concrete is not the answer…

]]> By: LOL http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490802 LOL Mon, 23 May 2022 15:34:24 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490802 So the county is going to pay for stormwater improvements for the new development going in to the south--I believe they are calling it "McKenzie's Ridge," or some such nonsense. It's a lot of swamp/wetlands, yet the BOCC keeps approving development in these areas and then wonders why we end up with fiascos like Bristol Park. Plus they continue to approve development and then try to fix traffic problems after the fact. And the "upscale" Dollar Generals at Muscogee and Kingsfield look like trash, inside and out. So the county is going to pay for stormwater improvements for the new development going in to the south–I believe they are calling it “McKenzie’s Ridge,” or some such nonsense. It’s a lot of swamp/wetlands, yet the BOCC keeps approving development in these areas and then wonders why we end up with fiascos like Bristol Park.

Plus they continue to approve development and then try to fix traffic problems after the fact.

And the “upscale” Dollar Generals at Muscogee and Kingsfield look like trash, inside and out.

]]> By: Frankly http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490791 Frankly Mon, 23 May 2022 14:37:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490791 To begin with it should not be a bond at all, our business was required to spend thousands of $$$ to make sure it did not retain water more than 72 hours, why does the county live by different rules than john doe? To begin with it should not be a bond at all, our business was required to spend thousands of $$$ to make sure it did not retain water more than 72 hours, why does the county live by different rules than john doe?

]]> By: Fence jumper http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490776 Fence jumper Mon, 23 May 2022 13:03:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490776 @ Louis..... Relocate some prairie pitcher plants to the pond ASAP. @ Louis….. Relocate some prairie pitcher plants to the pond ASAP.

]]> By: Louis O’Rear http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490745 Louis O’Rear Sun, 22 May 2022 20:48:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490745 I teach 8th grade science at Ransom. For many years I have used that little pond area with my students. I also use the big field adjacent to the pond for many activities with my students. It’s where we fly the tetrahedral kites and the gliders that the students build by hand. And it’s where we launch the rockets that they build out of garbage. I am all for improvements, but I also hope that area will not be locked up and closed off after the work is completed. Currently I estimate the total area of the current pond to only be about a quarter of an acre. If it’s built to 3.5 acres, will we even have a school field to utilize at all? We need access to a large open space away from the PE fields utilized by the PE department. I’m not sure I agree with losing part of our school property to benefit a property being developed for profit commercially. Maybe the developers of the real estate ventures and neighborhoods under construction can sacrifice some of their own property for a retention pond, as is normally done. Fingers crossed for my future students and my science curriculum. I teach 8th grade science at Ransom. For many years I have used that little pond area with my students. I also use the big field adjacent to the pond for many activities with my students. It’s where we fly the tetrahedral kites and the gliders that the students build by hand. And it’s where we launch the rockets that they build out of garbage. I am all for improvements, but I also hope that area will not be locked up and closed off after the work is completed. Currently I estimate the total area of the current pond to only be about a quarter of an acre. If it’s built to 3.5 acres, will we even have a school field to utilize at all? We need access to a large open space away from the PE fields utilized by the PE department. I’m not sure I agree with losing part of our school property to benefit a property being developed for profit commercially. Maybe the developers of the real estate ventures and neighborhoods under construction can sacrifice some of their own property for a retention pond, as is normally done. Fingers crossed for my future students and my science curriculum.

]]> By: Bonnie Exner http://www.northescambia.com/2022/05/escambia-county-to-design-expansion-of-ransom-middle-pond-to-reduce-flooding-in-area/comment-page-1#comment-490732 Bonnie Exner Sun, 22 May 2022 16:40:43 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=473234#comment-490732 With all the new homes being built on Kingfield, this is a needed expansion..Flooding is a major concern throughout the entire county. It is a proven fact that concrete is not as a forgiving drainage conduit. Again the tax payer is the one that will pay for these necessary improvements..why can't the developers/ builders who profit from this expansion pay their fair share through IMPACT FEES?? With all the new homes being built on Kingfield, this is a needed expansion..Flooding is a major concern throughout the entire county. It is a proven fact that concrete is not as a forgiving drainage conduit. Again the tax payer is the one that will pay for these necessary improvements..why can’t the developers/ builders who profit from this expansion pay their fair share through IMPACT FEES??

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